Braddock District Supervisor Hosts Emergency Preparedness Clinic

Braddock District Supervisor Hosts Emergency Preparedness Clinic

Braddock District Supervisor Sharon Bulova will host an emergency
preparedness clinic on Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the
main meeting room of the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.
Representatives from the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area,
Fairfax County’s Citizen Corps Council, the Office of Emergency
Management, and the Police and Fire & Rescue departments will provide
information and brochures. Fairfax County Director of the Office of
Emergency Management C. Douglas Bass, Fire & Rescue’s coordinator for
the Community Emergency Response Teams Robert Mizer and others from
Fairfax County’s Citizen Corps Council will speak at the event.

“We’re always encouraging county residents to be prepared, but on Oct.
19, we will tell them how to be prepared…meaning what they should put in
their emergency supplies kit and how to prepare personal, family and
neighborhood communication plans,” said Supervisor Bulova. County and Red
Cross officials will show you how to:

• Make a kit to help you through the first 72 hours of a local or
regional emergency.
• Prepare a list of what you need to have on hand for any kind of
disaster.
• Prepare a communication plan for you, your family, and
community.
• Take advantage of available resources and learn about different types
of emergencies.
• Give blood and volunteer for disaster response programs.

Representatives from Fairfax County’s Citizen Corps Council will provide
information on how to volunteer for emergency preparedness programs and
enroll in training courses. These programs include:

• Neighborhood Watch – 600 communities in Fairfax County have Watch
programs. Learn how to start one in your community.

• Community Emergency Response Team – be part of a CERT in your
community. Fairfax County’s Fire & Rescue Department’s 31-hour CERT
course includes instruction in light fire suppression, disaster training,
first aid, and more.

• Volunteers In Police Service –volunteer at a local police station so
officers can be in the community.

• Medical Reserve Corps (primarily for those in the medical and health
professions) – be ready to move into action should the county need to
mass-inoculate residents. Fairfax County’s Health Department provides
training classes.

To confirm your attendance, call the Braddock
District office at 703-425-9300, TTY 703-978-7973. For more information
about the clinic and other Red Cross programs, please contact Rebecca
Kurylo of the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area Chapter at
703-805-2332, TTY 711, or send e-mail to kurylor@usa.redcross.org. Visit
the Web site at
www.redcrossnca.org. For more information about the Fairfax County
Citizen Corps visit
www.fairfaxcountycitizencorps.org or call 703-246-3460, TTY
711.

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